Rosa DeLauro said "The beneficiaries of the estate tax are the richest 1 percent of the people in this Nation." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordDecember 8, 2009

The beneficiaries of the estate tax are the richest 1 percent of the people in this Nation.

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DeLauro criticizes the estate tax bill's impact on the deficit and its benefits to the wealthy.

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